Chicago Tube & Iron
Specialty steel service center and fabricator
“Ultra brought real value to the project, and was able to leverage its people, industry expertise and experience to get the job done. We don’t think we’d have been able to do it on our own.”
– Chris Prodoehl, Vice President of Information Technology
Project Drivers
- Replace dead-end legacy system
- Adapt processes to changed marketplace
- Establish benchmark ERP solution
- Be technologically proactive
- Integrate fabrication management
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About The Company
Founded in 1914, Chicago Tube & Iron is one of the largest specialty steel service centers in the United States, with $300 million in annual revenue and 11 locations throughout the Midwest and in Monterrey, Mexico. CT&I utilizes more than 1.2 million square feet of state-of-the-art facilities to distribute and fabricate its precision tube, bar, pipe and related products. In all, CT&I offers more than 30,000 SKUs of inventory from the world’s premier manufacturers of steel, carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum and other metals.
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